Compare And Contrast Han China And Imperial Rome

In late B.C.E and early C.E many empires rose and thrived. While these empires all desired to conquer and become the strongest, they had other things in common. In Han China, a long lasting empire from 206 B.C.E to 220 C.E, the leadership was similar to the leadership of Imperial Rome, an empire from 31 B.C.E to 476 C.E. Both empires were lead by an emperor, who was the sole lawmaker for the empire, the over thrower of the previous leader and impact on many other aspects of the region. However, these two empires differed in their religious ways. In the Roman Empire, the government had a state sponsored religion and emperors participated in the organization of it. Contrary to Imperial Rome, Han China’s emperors were much less concerned with religion; instead they followed the Confucian ideology in their government. These two
The aftermath of the fall of Han China was much different than that of Imperial Rome. After Han China collapsed, and the barbarians invaded, the region was in chaos for around 350 years. Despite that, China was reassembled under new dynasties and they remained an empire until the early 20th century. On the contrary, the Roman Empire was broken up and integrated into new civilizations and combined with many other ideals. Nevertheless, the Roman Empire never rose again in any form. The effect of these empires collapse was the biggest difference in the fall of Han China and Imperial Rome.
While Han China and Imperial Rome possess distinct differences, for example, the effects of their collapse and their religious views in government, the similarities between the two are still there, like, the cause of their falls and the ways of leadership over their empires. The Romans and the Han, though they appear very different at a glance do have their similarities. Despite being far in distance, the empires were both different and the same throughout their history and in their untimely